Buran Nalgarra

Writer, historian, and activist Rebecca Solnit, suggests our goal should not be to create a future world we want to live in, but be participatory in the world we now live in. She speaks of “the shift from institutional power, to the power of consciousness and enactments of daily life…that hope is no longer fixed on the future: it becomes the electrifying force in the present.”- Rebecca Solnit, After Ideology, or Alterations in Time: Hope in the Dark - Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

Affirming Identity & Breaking Down Stereotypes- We have now collected the 34 teen portraits that hung in the inaugural SEEN: Affirming Identity & Breaking Down Stereotypes exhibition at Gallery ONE88. Designed in response to our 2024 Problems That Matter focus on issues that affect young people, SEEN sought to provide Blue Mountains teens with an opportunity for expression, connection, and to celebrate creativity.

This year in Senior School, we are offering a Permaculture Design Certificate. This means our seniors will graduate as designers, with skills for designing anything from a home garden to a social enterprise that are grounded in the Permaculture ethics of people care, earth care and fair share. They are naturals at it so far!